Barnette and Roman agreed to new one-year deals. Barnette's contract is worth an estimated 1.55 million US dollars (about 186.6 million yen, up 18 million yen), Roman's 430,000 US dollars (about 52 milion yen, 11.6 million yen).

Balentien will be in the second year of a three-year deal. He will make an estimated 2.5 million US dollars next season (about 300 million yen, up 90 million yen from this year). Milledge will be in the final year of a two-year deal. He will make an estimated 1.9 million US dollars (about 228 million yen, up 81 million yen from this year).

In dollars: Balentien's contract increased 500,000 from 2.0 million to 2.5 million. Milledge's increased 800,000 from 1.1 million to 1.9 million. The exchange rate can complicate conversions into yen, especially when there are large fluctuations (the rate was $1 = 104yen on January 1 and $1 = 119yen on December 4).

Shoichi Ino was taken off the active roster on Saturday with discomfort in his right elbow. He was examined at a hospital and will be given additional tests within the next few days. Source: Sports Hochi 9/27/2014

Yakult Swallows

Kyohei Muranaka (right calf and right shoulder) and Ryosuke Yagi (left thigh) will most likely have opportunities to make starts before the end of the regular season -- Muranaka on September 30 against Hiroshima at Mazda Stadium and Yagi on October 2 against Yomiuri at Jingu. Source: Sponichi 9/27/2014

Yoshinori Sato is expected to pitch in the Phoenix League that begins on October 6. He last pitched in a game on August 6, but was shut down with tightness in his right shoulder. He resumed throwing earlier this month. Source: Sanspo 9/27/2014

Orlando Roman (right shoulder) is also scheduled to participate in the Phoenix League. Source: Sanspo 9/27/2014

Seibu Lions

Takeya Nakamura was removed from Saturday's game after he started feeling discomfort in his right thigh while running out a grounder to third in the 8th inning. Source: Sports Hochi 9/27/2014

Chiba Lotte Marines

Tadahito Iguchi will have surgery on his right middle finger during the off-season. Tests revealed that an enlarged bone was placing pressure on nerves in the finger. Non-invasive options were considered, but surgery offered better results. He will continue to workout with the Ichi-gun team until the end of the regular season. The procedure will most likely shut him down for about a month. Source: Nikkan Sports 9/27/2014

Orlando Roman was diagnosed with right elbow osteoarthritis last month. The Swallows announced today that Roman will return to the United States on the 17th for additional tests and surgery. The procedure will be performed at a hospital in Alabama. He is slated to return to Japan on the 25th.

Junji Ogawa told reporters Roman might be able to make it back some time towards the end of the season.

Hirokazu Sawamura (right shoulder) pitched in a Ni-gun game against Yakult on Wednesday. He entered the game in the 6th and tossed three shutout innings while giving up four hits. It was his second Ni-gun outing of the season. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/28/2014

Hanshin Tigers

Shinobu Fukuhara (right adductor) pitched in a Ni-gun rehab game against Softbank on Tuesday. He entered the game in the 6th and did not allow any runs. He gave up a hit and struck out one. Source: Sanspo 5/28/2014

Tomoyuki Kubota (right elbow) pitched in a Ni-gun game against Softbank on Tuesday. He entered the game in the 8th and got three hitters out on nine pitches. He topped out at 145km/h. It was his first game of the season. Source: Sponichi 5/28/2014

Tsuyoshi Nishioka took outdoor batting practice at Naruohama on Tuesday. He took thirty-six swings from the left side. He also took grounders outdoors at second for about fifteen minutes. It was the first time Nishioka took batting and fielding practice outdoors at Naruohama since he suffered multiple injuries on a collision play while playing defense in a game against the Yomiuri Giants on March 30. Source: Sanspo 5/28/2014

Hiroshima Carp

Kam Mickolio (left adductor) joined Ichi-gun workouts on Wednesday. The Carp will decide when to call him up after they see him pitch at Ni-gun on May 30 and June 1. Source: Sanspo 5/28/2014, Daily Sports 5/28/2014

Chunichi Dragons

Motonobu Tanishige tweaked his left thigh while running the bases during Monday's game against Softbank. He was at Nagoya Stadium on Tuesday checking on player workouts. He had a slight limp. He is considered day-to-day. Source: Daily Sports 5/28/2014

Takuya Asao (right elbow) is scheduled to pitch in another Ni-gun rehab game on the 29th against Hiroshima. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/28/2014

Kenshin Kawakami (back) is scheduled to pitch in a Ni-gun rehab game against Softbank on the 30th. He is expected to go three innings. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/28/2014

Yakult Swallows

Yuhei Nakamura was hit by a pitch in the 8th inning of Wednesday's game against Nipppon Ham and replaced by a pinch-hitter in the 9th. He was taken to a hospital and diagnosed with a bruise on his right wrist. He is considered day-to-day. Source: Sponichi 5/28/2014

Orlando Roman was examined at a hospital in Tatebayashi, Gunma on Wednesday and was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in his right elbow (変形性肘関節症). This was a preexisting condition that got worse. The Swallows do not know how long Roman will be out. They will see how he responds after getting shots to deal with the inflammation. Source: Sanspo 5/28/2014, Daily Sports 5/28/2014

Yasuhiro Ogawa resumed playing catch on Tuesday for the first time since he suffered a fracture in his right hand on April 18. He played catch at a distance of about thirty meters for roughly twenty minutes. He hopes to play in a rehab game some time in July. Source: Sanspo 5/28/2014, Nikkan Sports 5/28/2014

Orlando Roman was taken off the active roster on Saturday with discomfort in his right elbow. He is scheduled to have the elbow examined at a hospital within the next few days. Source: Sponichi 5/24/2014, Nikkan Sports 5/24/2014 ... Roman apparently no longer has pain in the elbow, but will still be checked out at a hospital because he is having difficulty turning things around. Source: Sports Hochi 5/24/2014

Rakuten Eagles

Ginji was taken off the active roster on Saturday with pain in his lower back. He first started feeling discomfort in his lower back around the 17th. He missed the last couple of games after the discomfort turned into pain three days ago. Source: Sponichi 5/24/2014

Seibu Lions

3rd round draft pick Takuya Toyoda was removed from Saturday's game against Yakult after he took a batted ball off his right hand. With runners on first and second and no out in the 8th, Yakult's Wataru Hiyane hit a ball that struck Toyoda in the right hand. It does not appear to be serious (bruise) at this point, but could still keep him out of a few games. Source: Sponichi 5/24/2014

Softbank Hawks

Seiichi Uchikawa was left out of the starting line-up on Saturday because of pain near his right buttock. He did not participate in pre-game practices on the field. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/24/2014 ... Uchikawa will not be with the team for their series against Chunichi at Nagoya Dome. He will stay back in Fukuoka and get checked out at a hospital on the 26th. Assuming everything is okay, he will rejoin the team for the Yokohama series that begins on the 28th. Source: Sponichi 5/24/2014

Tadashi Settsu (right shoulder) tossed eighty pitches in the bullpen on Thursday. He will most likely toss another session on the 26th. He told reporters he still felt some tightness from the session, but was otherwise fine. He could pitch in a Ni-gun rehab game during an upcoming Hanshin series that begins on the 27th. If there are no setbacks, he could return to the active roster in June. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/24/2014

Hirokazu Sawamura (right shoulder) pitched in a Ni-gun rehab game against Nippon Ham at Kamagaya on Thursday. He entered the game in the 6th and retired the side in order (Fo7, Ks, F7). He threw ten pitches and topped out at 151km/h. It was his first game since November 3, 2013. Source: Sponichi 5/22/2014, Nikkan Sports 5/22/2014

Leslie Anderson (right thigh) did some light running, played catch at a distance of about fifty meters, and took some batting practice during workouts at Giants Stadium on Thursday. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/22/2014

Hanshin Tigers

Tomoyuki Kubota (right elbow) pitched in a Ni-gun intra-squad game on Thursday. He tossed two shutout innings (an inning more than scheduled). He did not allow any hits, struck out two, topped out at 145km/h, and threw thirty-four pitches. It was his first game of the year. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/22/2014

Yakult Swallows

Orlando Roman was not been able to pitch in the team's last two games because of tightness in his right elbow. He participated in practice at Jingu on Thursday. Roman told reporters he was in good condition and felt no tightness. He was not taken off the active roster because he should be okay to pitch on Friday. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/22/2014

Chiba Lotte Marines

Saburo did not play in Wednesday's game against the Yakult Swallows because of discomfort in the back of his left thigh. Whether he plays on Friday will depend on how he is feeling before the game. Source: Sanspo 5/22/2014

The Yakult Swallows announced on Friday that they signed Orlando Roman (35) to a one-year extension. His salary next year will most likely be an estimated forty million yen (down twenty-million yen from this season) plus incentives.

Fukudome also played in a Ni-gun game against Softbank on Thursday. He started in right and batted lead-off. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout and a walk -- walk, strikeout looking, fly out to center. He played through the 6th.

Orlando Roman was taken off the active roster on Monday after he hurt his left calf during a game against Hiroshima on Sunday. There is a chance he might end up missing a large chunk of time with the injury.

Kam Mickolio felt discomfort in his left glute while fielding a grounder hit by Takahiro Arai to lead-off the 9th in tonight's game against Hanshin. He faced one more batter before leaving the game. The team is waiting to see how Mickolio is feeling tomorrow before they make any decisions on what steps to take next.

Kosuke Fukudome (left knee) played in a Ni-gun rehab game against Softbank today. He was the starting DH and batted third. He went 0-for-1 -- BB, BB, F7. This was his first game since May 3 (vs Yakult at Koshien). Assuming he is feeling ok, he will most likely play the field on Wednesday.

Hirokazu Ibata was taken off the active roster on July 26 after he was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in his right ankle (変形性足関節症). He decided to forego surgery during the season for treatment (taping, support insoles) and rehab. He is scheduled to play in two rehab games on the 6th and 7th. If everything is ok, he could return to the active roster on the 8th.

Orlando Roman hurt his left calf when running to cover first base in the 5th inning of Sunday's game against the Hiroshima Carp. He apparently heard a popping sound on the play. He was taken off the active roster today and will be examined at a hospital.

Lastings Milledge was taken to a hospital on Sunday for x-rays after he fouled a ball off his left leg in Sunday's game. There was no damage to the bones. He is considered day-to-day.

Sanspo mentions that Milledge fouled the ball off the heel of his left foot.